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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10
An EpiIeptic Colony.

A short time ago visited the Bethel" Epileptic colony at Bielefeld, ill the province of Westphalia, Germany. It is now nearly twenty years since Pastor von Bodelschwingh, a Lutheran clergy man, purchased a farmhouse, and with four epileptics established here colony which, for nobility of conception and successful results, has nowhere an equal. From this small beginning there has been q gradual growth until today there are over 625 epileptic patients, and more than sixty houses upon the farm. The founder had long considered the unhappy lot of these unfortunates, who are usually burdens to their families. against whom the public schools are closed, whom none will employ in shops or apprentices to trades, and who are often necessarily de- prived of social intercourse with their fellows by the nature of their nlalady. CT find an asylum only in institutions for idiots or insane. It seemed to him feasi- ble to create refuge where these suffer- CTS might be cured, if curable, might have home if recovery were impossi- ble, might learn trades, and the great majority become educated, useful and industrious citizens. Visitors are deeply impressed with the happiness, content ment and prosperity everywhere appar- ent among the inhabitants of this little epileptic world. No longer an experi- ment, it answers the previously unan- swerable objections to such aggregations. Since its foundation moro than 2,000 pa tients have been treated here, more than 150 cured, and more than 450 been dis charged improved.
 The enlployments in this institution are numerous and varied. Work not only aneliorates the mental and physical condition of epileptics, hut the incurably afflicted are provided with occupations which they are not permitted elsewhere to follow. A school furnishes instruction to some 150 pupils of both sexes. All branches are taught.-Dr. Frederick Peterson in Medical Journal.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10
The Cries of the Elephant.

The elephant has been described by hunters as having three cries. A quiet study of him in his undisturbed home life shows that his variety of utterance is very great. A shrill blowing through the trunk, in some treatises described is a cry of pleasure, is in Ceylon, at any rate, the cry of rage and defiance. Trunk is a word derived from the French tromps, and means the trumpet; in old illustra- tions an elephant may be seen pictured having the end of his trunk trumpet shaped. A groan from the throat ex- presses suffering. A twitter with the lips, defined by the syllable ''prut, is the low word of alarm which elephants pass from ono to another when anything unusual appears in the forest.
 A night alarm, which hurries them be- yond this note of caution, excites them to produce booming like the sound of an empty tun struck by mallet. One ob- server believes this noise to be made by the elephant beating on his side with his proboscis. Another gentleman states that he has seen the sound produced by the animal striking the ground forcibly with the point of the trunk, which is then raised and pushed in the direction of the threatened danger, as if to detect it's na- ture by the sense of smell. When the sound is heard in the woods. believing and trumpeting are usually mingled with it. It is remarkable that while an ele- plant disturbed in the jungle will burst away with a rush that seems to bear ell down before him, the noise often sinks into absolute stiffness, and the animal steals quietly away, carrying his enor- nous weight without sound, almost without leaving the trace of disturbed foliage behind. Philadelphia Call.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10
Railroad Horses in England.

English railroads do the major portion of their own carting, collecting and de livering freight at the freighters' doors. One of the largest companies, the Mid land, have in constant employment no fewer than 3,200 horses; and of these 1000 are located in London.
 Some of these horses are, however, em- ployed in switching cars, at which busi- ness a heavy horse weighing about 2,000 pounds can do good service. They soon become very expert, and start the car by standing with the trace chain slack, and then, without moving their feet, throw their shoulders forward, when their weight starts the car. They also learn to judge when the car has acquired suf6- cient speed, and step aside without Q word of command, letting the cars come gently together Scientific American.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10
1mprovement of Current English.

It follows that improvement in the quality of current English is to be brought about, if at all, not by vain efforts to pre- vent the production or the disseminating of newspapers and novels, but by raising the average of those that are produced. Men and women of culture and of high aims must be brought into the business. Students in our colleges who arc looking to book making or to journalism as a profession, must be urged to keep con- stantly in mind that whatever they write shGuld, always and under all conditions, be their best; and that by best is meant
 not merely English that will bear gram nautical and rhetorical tests, but English that means something, and means it so strongly that reader who has onco be- gun the article or the chapter feels obliged to finish it.-Professor Adams Sherman Hill in Scribner's Magazine.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10
Volcanic Silver,

Professor Mallet has analysed speci- men of volcanic ash collected on the Pacific coast of Ecuador, 120 miles west of Cotopaxi. The ash fell on July 23, 1885, and formed deposit to the depth of several inches. The interesting feature in the composition of the material was the presence of small amount of silver, probably as silver chloride; experiments showed that the silver was present to the extent of one part in S3,600 ash This is the first time that silver has been identi- fled in material ejected from a volcano. Proceeding of Royal Society.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10
Population and Morals.

The density or sparsity of population has much to do with morals. It is hard work to exercise faith in fetid air. It is a difficult task to be pious in a poisoned atmosphere. The slums of great cities are not congenial soil in which to culti- vate moral and religious principles. If there is a sleepless, seething hell any where upon the globe, you can find the locale in the densely populated portions of great cities.-Rev. ". Porteus in Globe Democrat,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10
LOVES INFlNITuoE.

Con time, you ask. my heart from thine estrange. The quality of loving do not mock. Gan hearts that love find time in time to changer That one tick of the great celestial clock The angels hear-wherein we can but clasp The thing we love and lay it in the tomb? Thet breathing space, wherein VIC can but grasp The key to Heaven, and lol the gates uPloom, And VIC stand panting on the outer side? Ask rather, can a breeze blow out the sun. Love is eternal, Heaven is it's throne,
 Infnitude it's limit, God it's guide, And time can only teach to thee and me
 A golden prelude to Q love to be.
 -Orelia Key Bell in Detroit Free Press.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10
Tenure of Human Life.

Dr. Barr favors 100 years for the tenure of life, but makes these divisions: Boyhood, 10 to 15; youth, 15 to 25; man. hood, 9 to 55; maturity, 55 to 75; ripe ness, 75 to S5, and old age from 85 up- ward. Professor J. R. Buchanan places the attaAlable limits of longevity at 40, and he cites the fourteen people of that age found in Italy by census under one of the later Roman emperors. Brooklyn Eagle.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10
A Peculiar Water Plant.

A species of water plant which grows on the backs of living turtles has been described by Mir. M. c. Potter, of the Linn8n society of London. It enters the crack of the shell, but is nourished from tine water, and not from the animal juices. s.-Arkansaw Traveller.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10
Notice.

There will be an annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Silver King and Flor ence Telegraph O., on Monday, December, '2th, 1887, for the purpose, of electing Board of Directors. Transfers books close on De- cember 1st.
 WI. GUILD,
 Secty.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10
Pay Up.

Theundersigned has placed all his accounts in the hands of Mir. J. P. Welles for collection with instructions to enforce payment if nee essarv. Those interested will please take noa tice and save trouble by prompt settlement
 EUGENE CApoIIE
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10

The light from the top of Washington monument is visible twerty-nino miles distant, considerably farther than is the light on the Bartholdi statue of Liberty.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-10

Stage Lines. TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA STAGE co. DAILY LINE OF STAGES, Between Casa Grande and Florence Carrying U S. Mail and Wells, Fargo & Co.'S,
 -Express. Leaves Casa Grande, 2a.m. C Florence, p. m. Come cting at Florence with GLOBE and FLO RENCE STAGE LINE. Leaves Florence Daily at p. m., for RIVERSIDE, DRIPPING SPRINGS, PI-
 ONEER and GLOBE.
 Connects at RIVERSIDE with Boone $ Sons line for
 BENSON. J. c. LOSS, Agt Casa Grande.
 W. E. GUILD, Agt. Flors1os.
 W. M. MEALS LINE, Connects at MAMMOTH with the Boone Stage from Riverside, for AMERICAN FLAG, ORACLE and TUCSON. Leaves Mammoth Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays, returning alternate days.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
Prince BlsmarcI,,s po,,,,,....,.

Fface Bismarck said in his interview
VIII Mlt3 u ", &c Lesseps, as an illustration Of
the hckleness Of popular favor: 81 was ~
5I31 55pe.llins to You Just now Of my popu-
hrity. This is almost as awkward ss
aIl!tatly' This pavement Of Berlin
winch formerly could not tread WITH
oue the people met splitting as / passed
70 snow their disgust for me. q now ~
crowded with friends @hen / set foot ont
OF doors that I am reduced to sbo,vino,
myseh as little as possible. ThedaV n,a9
come when there wilIagain be gpiffine. =,
my path. Chicago Tribnne 2 Oii
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
Around the World in short o,.,,,.,.

Jules Verne's feat OF travelling ..ro,rd
the world in eighty days. is about to Inc
eclipsed, ana that by his own fellow
countrymen Twenty-Five minutes is tbo
time the circuit is expected to be accom-
phshed at the approaching railway
jubilee, without including stoppage ot
the principal capitals The promoters If
the exhibition have hit upon the idea of
making a line at Vincennes on which
every one viii be free to travel Tbore
VIII be frequent stations, at each of which
VIII be q buffet representing a different
Ia''aa'liiy. and affording an opportunifv
Tor uH'tiafious sampling." The tray-
elei, lor instance, after regaIing himself
ON pork chops, served by American wait-
efs at Chicago, will enter train and in n
very snort time arrive at Moscow. where
Vodky and caviare will be served Inv
natives; then he will proceed to London
ana Ind the affable barmaid. bitter boer
and buns and so on. If the scheme meets
with the success the directors hone for ~
shouId go far toward cosmopolitanizin0
Ihe Parisians in very short time and af
very small expense.--Chicago Herald
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
A Monast,o NAVY.

According to Russian newspaper, an
engineer had just arrived at Motala, in
Sweden, to take over a steamer that is
being built for the monks of Solovetsk.
This vessel will make the sixth steamer
belonging to the monks, who use them to
convey to their monastery the $1,000 pill
grims that annually repair to the place.
The monastery is situated ON the largest
Of the three islands forming the SOlOvetsk
group. The island measures fifteen miles
in length by ten in breadth, and is only
accessible from the middle of May until
the middle of September During this
period steamers owned by the monks run
regularly to Archangel and back, charg-
ing very little for the double voyage. and,
in the case Of very poor pilgrims, nothing
at all. Each pilgrim, moreover, accord
ing to ancient custom, is boarded and
lodged for nothing at an inn belonging to
the monastery. Besides its shrine,
Solovetsk is famous for its mines Of tale,
large quantities of which are exported to
Russia and aboard.
a peculiar feature about the SolOvetsk
steamers is that they are all manned by
monks and commanded by mOnastic cap
tains. The mainmast of each steamer is
surmounted by a golden cross. In the
time of Peter the Great the walls of the
monastery were defended by ninety can
non, and during a rebellion against the
government sustained a siege Of two
years. During the Crimean war the
monks claim to have driven off the Eng
hsh fleet by firing some of the old cannon
remaining, aud marching in procession
round the monastery walls. Although
the fleet owned by the monk does not
pay expenses, the offerings of the pill
grims make up for the loss. the monas-
terry being one of the wealthiest in
Russia. At present the number of
monks exceeds 200.-Chicago Herald.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
What makes a snIdier.

When the Confederate army was organ
lied, it was composed largely Of southern
gentlemen, courageous, and, in their way
patriotic, but without the first idea O.
military discipline. A southern author
declares: They We're as ignorant of. the
alphabet Of obedience as their officers were
Of the art Of commanding.
Il remember very well, - he says, ''the
extreme GOODNESS with which, in one OF
the valley skirmishes, few DAYS before
the first battle of Bull Run, a gentleman
private in my own company rode out Of
the ranks for the purpose of suggesting
to Gen. j. E. B. Stuart the prOpriety OF
charging a gun which was shelling us
and which seemed nearer to us than to its
supporting infantry.
i heard another gentleman without
rank, who had brought a dispatch tc
Stonewall Jackson, request that officer
to cut the answer short, on the ground
that his horse was a little lame, and he
feared his inability to deliver it as
promptly rs was desirable. These men
and their comrades lost none Of this per.
sonal sOlicitude for the proper conduct OF
the war, IN process of becoming soldiers,
but they learned not to question or ad.
wise, when their duty was to listen and
obey.
'Their very errors, as Gen. Stuart once
said in my hearing, proved them the best
of material out of which to make soldiers.
They are pretty good officers now, he
said, and after while they will make
excellent soldiers, too. They only need
reducing to the ranks. Youths Com
paniOn.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
Salt on SNOWY stroot.

20 IT; u; John 9. Peters advocates the use
-, - s'lit .; on snowy streets, in which opinion
he = IN accord with many other doctors
y standing. He claims that the saIt a
ig noS injurious to horses feet, as e nonr9 :
lariy supposed, but that It e1res scrdtol,o.
ana sore heels. Moreover. h is ONO ,,o''CS -
llle best disinfectants known. and u;Ii
prevent the formation of sewer gas : =
Ne" orleans Times-DemOcrat.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
EducatIon lm.,. n

g,,,i,.l' ,i'ere I, = not an unmarried woman
T,rl,;.h Hllo % can both read and write 49, s.
,ae,' '''ai ~ language, and there aro t,,t .-.o
s;S 4 sno are able to do 81. n ,oo,,;.' s',s ssw
s,.ls e hard study 70 aco,,;re 49, ~.
5,l. T,,rl. p'ishments When von 49,. 49, 'lese
ne lux with the title bev 5rse se ileiI OF a
few esitcatas ~ may know that he is one ofths %
title IS o,,sea men in that country sste q tIe
car bot, ,oly conferred upon those =, 1el,e sEo
'saa and write. Chicago Times 's,o
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
An Important Instruments.

..i, tI9iessor Bonamico, Of the royal naval
SCHOOL Of Leghorn, has invented an inn
pDe'ait instrument for showing not oniy
,.l s'lo s'eca' but also Indicating th.. relafivs
poslli'n OF one ship to another and -
preventing collisions.-Chicago Herald Il
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
Supply of Phosnhates.

The slags produced in making the
1,313,G13 tons of basic steel in Europe
last year amounted to 304, 900 tons. and
contained from 30 to 30 per cent. of
phosphate Of lime. In 1885 South Car
olina yielded of phosphate rock 277,789
tons, and Canada Of apatite "A, 300 tons.
the combined quantity of material.
though not of contained phosphate of
lime, being, therefore. less than that OBJ
tanned as a by product from the steel
works OF Europe. If the basic process
gains a footing IN Alabama and Tennes-
see the south itself will offer market for
one OF It's own most valuable products;
but no old or new sources of phosphoric
acid are likely to Outstrip in production
ike demands of our western wheat fields.
which are being so rapidly depleted
Engineering Journal.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
uIRES' D00T 6FFn
JlMPR0VED nUU DIEM,

racEage' p cents, maks gallons Of a delicious
spaIsllhg' temperance beverage Strengthens and
puIl1es the blood. lls purity and delicacy com
keepers e7'9~ anu s'O'S-
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
Most All the Same

q "Hsilol' called afemale voice through
the telephone at police headquarters
Yes, who is it?''
you before ' ''ie l'i'oiieu
'.Well. "
Ihat same husband Of mine has
sa saAen that same jewelry and gone to the
same me- saloon to pawn it for whisky
.,1 Wen TINS same woman is going over
anu ii'ise the same row about Il. .
"A ana what do you want of usY''
ses NoIilng, except that you notify the
9Fleer q4 on the beat to keep his hands ofF ny
troit Free Press. '''i' Ds-
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
New Fooh pr.so,.....,.

Ihe American Inventor SAYS a new
process has been discovered bv which
every variety Of meats, fruits. vegetables
etc,' can be preserved as long as desired
without heating or sealing, in sucb !
manner as to retain all their o,;Cr;nol . /
i.I. ilav0r and plumpnesg. 1t is stated that
Dy tllls process 100 lbs. of ham or SAUSAGE
or lOV dozen Of eggs can be preserved for
an indefinite time by ten hours treat.
ment' at AN outlay Of five cents. sucb .
uiscoveTy as this seems almost too rood
70 ne true. If it is practical and health
i. Iul II VIII work a revolution in the food
line Exchange. '''o i0OO
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
An Orchestrn nf Cnnricis

The island Of Noumia has what is ac-
knOwledged to be the best orchestra in the
southern hemisphere, and is composed
entirely Of cOnvicts. It's complement
averages about 100 pieces, and the whole
Is under the direction of former leader
IN the Grand opera, who is doing life
time for murder. Twice a week-on
Thursdays and Sundays--the band plays
three hours in the public square, and all
the officials and business element of the
capital make use Of the time and place as
sort of clearing house for their social
obligations. The band plays music of a
high class, and as, in 1884, Noumia was
the only place in the southern world
where Wagner's music could be heard.
many music lovers came from Australia
expressly to hear it.-Boston transcript
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
Nilsson's Two Great Daneers.

Desbarolles, the great palmist, on
looking at Nilsson's hand, said to
her: "MademOiselle, you viii have
trouble from two causes, fire and
maniacs.' Sure enough. During the
Chicago fire she lost $40, 900, and in the
Boston fire 100000. When in New
York crazy man followed her for a
week, believing that the words addressed
by Marguerite to Faust were intended
for himself. In Chicago a poor student
decided to marry her, and wrote passion
ate letters, to which he received no an
swer. One day he came in a superb
sleigh drawn by four horses, to take his
affianced bride to church. Mr.. Jarrett
greeted him by saying: "You are late;
Mile. Nilsson has gone there to wait for
you" The third insane person was her
husband, NJ. Rouzeaud, who died in am
asylum. Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

Turning out Indian Remedies by the
Hogshead-HOw the Travelling Medi-
cine Companies Are Gotten Up-The
Source Of Supply.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
Notice 10 Smyrna Nhipper.
Philadelphia and Smyrna Transnor.
tafinn Cnn,nnr.--

A. f. JARUINE, sec'y and Trea'r
OFFICES. No. - :. Delaware Avenue. Phils.
and smyrna Del
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
New Uses for Pine Noo.1o..

Another use for pine needles beside that
OF spreading an aromatic odor through
the fancy covering Of pine pillow has
been developed by new southern indus
Try. One product Of the pine needles is
a remarkably strong oil that possesses
many medicinal virtues. Another is pine
wool, which is Lleached, dyed and woven.
The wool Is q fleecy brown mass. possess
ing pleasant odor, which gives it value
as moth destroyer when used as a carpet
lining. A strong, cheap mating is made
from the wool, useful for halls, stairways
and othces.-Chicago Times.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-27
Drawing a Crow.

-, Two Wen known artists went ont into
: eiie e suburbs to sketch crows. Tbev ,r,,O say.,
sFr. J, NY sleeilnen ~ cornfeld, and after
SSppleoaehng him began to make 4 d,.a,, ~
~ lion life. The nearer thew oot ~
more they admired him o,aeSy,, 10y SoI ., tne
eve ,.e II q within ten feet and reprodnced
t,,,a ,.l IN tiit OF his toes. Wonderf,,IIV,
t1,.n. t,,re siie ~ oird seemed, until he nSderi,
stl,ron tl,,eu o15 70 be only the top Of a bnrned
''ump'-Harper's Weekly. Dui'ieu
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-18

We notice among the appointments
made BY GOV. McEuery on the 9Th
inst, that Of i. G. Gibbs, Of Calcasieu,
District Attorney for the l4th Judicial
District, vice Andrew J. Kearney, de.
ceased. Nj. Gibbs Is 4 worthy young
man, and we cordially congratulate
him upon bis appointment. Some
may say tkat Joe has sheen lucky" As
that Is the usual cry, but our opinion
is that be ouly received the deserved
reward Of true merit due 70 bis energy
aud honest efforts 70 rise in life. 70
bis appointment we have another evil
dence Of Gov. McEnery's good judg-
ment and wise discretion 10 making
appointments and filling vacancies.
Rdyae Signal.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-18
Mons Factorr.

We are informed that one Of our
energetic, goahead felIOw-citizeps is
negotiating for a. improved moss
press, and If he Is successful IN secur-
ing It will embark in the moss bust
ness on an extensive scale. We sim
cerely hope that our friend win be
successfal 10 his negotiating as there
Is 10 enterprise that could be started
here that would pay bigger per-
centags On The capital invested THAI
a moss factory would Il would aIso
furnish employment to any amoupt Of
persous who could make big wages
picking aud gathering moss, % i u 70
Be- found IL great abundance on the
wooded lands Of oar parish and alopg
tie bayous aud creeks.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-18

One of The most attractive and
greatly admired pieces q work got
ton Up for The decoration Of Abe din
ning hall On The occasion Of the Press
supper, last Wednesday nigh, waa the
National coat u arms painted cn wbite
eauyass BY our artistic fsllos'eisi-
zep, Mr ! c. Goalden. + i one
81 he best pieces Of work, for an off,
band iob, chat We base ever seen, and
flily demonstrates 5he fact thht hr,
Goaldsn j. ~ Al painter The work
vas machIy sdmired by an ard Az.
GoulAAu deserves 40 little p7aiae Tor
contributing 50 handsome specimen
II the ssill e ouf Lake Charles me-
chRuiaa On taeh 40 oqcasion AZ chat Of
ne Prsaa sappeg when i could BE
viewed ~ many critical ayes
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-18

The EoHo Acknowledges pleas.
ant calls from many Of the visiting
editors to the Press Convention, and
returns thanks and feels encouraged
for the many compliments paid Us for
the good fight we have made to build
up our town and parish. Wewili assure
our confreres that tho good work
10 that direction is but just begun,
and the labors of the Echo will not
cease till we have a twelve foot chan
mel at Calcasieu Pass, college build
ings in Lake Charles and plenty Of
public school houses 10 every ward
of the parish.